Collected Letters of a Renaissance Feminist

4.11 - 1251 ratings - Source

Renaissance writer Laura Cereta (1469a1499) presents feminist issues in a predominantly male venueathe humanist autobiography in the form of personal letters. Cereta's works circulated widely in Italy during the early modern era, but her complete letters have never before been published in English. In her public lectures and essays, Cereta explores the history of women's contributions to the intellectual and political life of Europe. She argues against the slavery of women in marriage and for the rights of women to higher education, the same issues that have occupied feminist thinkers of later centuries. Yet these letters also furnish a detailed portrait of an early modern womanas private experience, for Cereta addressed many letters to a close circle of family and friends, discussing highly personal concerns such as her difficult relationships with her mother and her husband. Taken together, these letters are a testament both to an individual woman and to enduring feminist concerns.WOMEN AND SOCIETY Letters XVII and XVIII are companion pieces that
represent Ceretaa#39;s most feminist and polemical work. Each is a formal essay
dealing with the role of women in society as a class and with womena#39;s supposed
nature.

Title

:

Collected Letters of a Renaissance Feminist

Author

:

Laura Cereta, Diana Robin

Publisher

:

University of Chicago Press - 1997-06-08

ISBN-13

:

You must register with us as either a Registered User before you can Download this Book. You'll be greeted by a simple sign-up page.

Once you have finished the sign-up process, you will be redirected to your download Book page.